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Alliance of Heroes

Alliance of Heroes began in 1998 as Hercules & Xena: Alliance of Heroes, a Simutronics MUD based on the television properties. It later shed the licensed trademarks and continued as a mythology-themed persistent text world until closing on November 2, 2015.

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Status
Historical / closed November 2, 2015
Business model
Historical online service
Genre
Mythological text MMORPG / MUD
Release
1998
Platforms
Browser
Developer
Simutronics
Publisher
Simutronics
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Full
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

Both PvE and PvP are recorded

SoloPlay styleGroup

Meaningful solo play is recorded

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured or theme-park play is the stronger catalog signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Targeted, turn-based or text combat is recorded

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvERecordedPvPRecorded
Player fit

Why you might like it

  • A genuine piece of AOL-era online gaming history — mythological-themed text MMORPGs distributed through commercial online services like AOL were a real and influential category in the 1990s.
  • Its 1998 origin places it in the same generation as other AOL/GEnie-hosted text MUDs that introduced many players to persistent online worlds before broadband and 3D clients were common.
  • As a documented historical entry, it preserves a record of a niche AOL-hosted title that might otherwise have left little public trace.
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Things to consider

  • The game is recorded as historical, closed on November 2, 2015 — there is no indication of an active server or successor, so this is a discovery-trail/history stop rather than something currently playable.
  • Text-based AOL-service MUDs of this era are poorly archived; expect limited documentation of specific mechanics or community size beyond the closure date itself.
  • Reliable gameplay imagery was not available during the latest media review.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-16
Profile depth
Full
Source note
Historical/official source verification
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaSome local gameplay media is preserved; unavailable legacy sources use a placeholder.Partial
  • Source trail3 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Current profileAlliance of HeroesStart here
Combat match/TG/MUDAlternative profile where no exact combat match is recordedGenre & setting12SKY M GLOBALAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresLegends of Future PastShared: PvP, PvE, solo playBusiness modelWarbibleBoth recorded as Historical online service

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Game history

Alliance of Heroes timeline

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  1. 1998
    Released

    MMOFinder records Alliance of Heroes as released in 1998.

  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Historical / closed November 2, 2015

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Media

Alliance of Heroes screenshots & gameplay

One locally hosted gameplay image is available; another reliable image could not be preserved.

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Within MMOFinder's catalog, Alliance of Heroes is classified as a Mythological text MMORPG / MUD. The current research record lists its status as Historical / closed November 2, 2015 and its business model as Historical online service. MMOFinder records its release year as 1998. Platform availability is recorded as AOL, Web / Text Client. MMOFinder keeps incomplete fields visibly unverified so sparse information is not converted into unsupported game facts.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Text-based fantasy adventure PvE/PvP. Discovery tags attached to the profile include Text, MUD, MMORPG, Mythology, Historical, Roleplay. Developer information is listed as Simutronics, and publisher information is listed as Simutronics. These structured details support filtering and comparison while preserving the limits of the available research.

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